ABC's with the Schoney's: Adoption after Breast Cancer!

Friday, January 7, 2011

Last night Dave took me on a date to celebrate my one-year anniversary. We had so much fun! He started off by surprising me with a big bouquet of red roses.

Then, he took me to my favorite Italian restaurant (the pic is super blurry, but I didn't want to keep using the flash in a dark restaurant. Oh well...).

We had a great time talking about the past year - the good, the awful, and the funny. Yep, the funny. I asked Dave what good memories he had from the past year, and he said that he always liked the questions I would ask the doctors. Here are a few examples that we could remember:

For the mammogram techs:

Do people ever get stuck in the machine?

Can I bring my coffee in with me?

For my surgeon (across multiple visits):

Um....Did you by any chance let a student work on me? (when there was an incision he had told me to expect, but I had forgotten about)

Have you ever accidentally cut off a piece of someone's heart? (When removing the port)

Have you ever sprayed anybody with their own blood (same)

Do you do designs?

For the lab techs when getting bloodwork:

Have you ever pierced someone's heart (the port seemed awfully close, and needle so long!)

Is it ok if I pass out?

For the chemo nurses:

Do I have to do the shots by myself, or can you come to my house? I'll make you coffee!

Has anyone ever pierced their kidneys or livers when giving themselves the shots?

Can my chemo meds be a different color? The red is creepy.

For my radiologist:

Does anyone ever get stuck in the mapping machines?

If I have to get the mapping tattoos, can I choose what colors and pick a design?

Has the radiation machine ever fallen on anyone?

Has anyone ever caught on fire while getting radiated?

I guess my way of coping with the terrifying unknown was to ask every question that popped into my head. It was a blessing to have doctors, nurses, and medical staff who were understanding, but in hindsight, some of my questions made more sense than others!